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grain whiskied adj. Drunk and combining several possible routes home into one uncertain journey through the kitchen. Ardella was grain whiskied, carrying water, toast and a cushion in incompatible directions. grain yarded adj. Too drunk to cross an open floor without treating it as a threshing ground. grainaged adj. Sufficiently drunk to select one safe-looking place for the body and store it there. Jenavecia grew grainaged and preserved herself carefully beneath the spare-room duvet. grained (/ɡɹeɪnd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of several small measures, each retaining a distinct contribution to the whole. Dollie-rae was grained, with the evening's separate drinks showing plainly in her conclusions. grainered (/ˈɡɹeɪ̯.nəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to remove every rough edge from a conversation, usually with the wrong tool. grainfalled adj. Having drunk more than the body's retaining walls can bear, and settling downhill in stages. Matviy became grainfalled and accumulated at the bottom of the stairs. grainfielded adj. You have drunk enough to regard any broad, level surface as suitable ground for cultivation and sleep. Issel grew grainfielded and surveyed the carpet for the best place to lie down. grainflowed adj. You are drunk and descending by gravity, in a loose, granular stream with little lateral control. Trevonta went grainflowed down the stairs, arriving in several separate adjustments. graininessed adj. Of a drinker: uneven in speech and movement, each moment breaking into noticeable particles. Fezan became graininessed, with every sentence arriving in small disconnected pieces. graininged adj. Of a drinker who has drunk enough to paint woodgrain on every surface with a wavering finger. Gigette became graininged and traced imaginary boards along the pub wall. grainlanded adj. Describing a drinker who has spread across the available ground and resists being gathered. grainlessnessed adj. A drinker who has lost all granularity of movement, proceeding in one smooth and unhelpful blur. Kaream was grainlessnessed, gliding past the stairs without locating any of them. grainlined adj. A drinker so far gone that every route follows one invisible thread, regardless of obstacles. Kier became grainlined and climbed the stairs along a single diagonal. grainsized adj. Drunk on the strength of reducing every movement to the dimensions of a loose particle. grainstoned adj. The state of being drunk and supported chiefly by whatever solid surfaces happen to be nearby. Darnaja was grainstoned, held upright by the wall and two chairs. grainyheaded adj. The condition of a drinker who has lost fine control over the head and answers each question by nodding.